Sent isn't the same as decided

Proposal Tracker

Tracks every proposal or estimate you've sent to a prospective client through to a decision - Awaiting, Accepted, Declined or No reply - with a branching outcome funnel on the Dashboard so you always know where things stand. Deliberately thin: no win/loss analytics, no competitive-bid pipeline, no document authoring - just a lighter way to keep track of proposals for anyone who isn't bidding competitively on construction tenders.

Metre2 Proposal Tracker's Proposals tab, showing the stat strip and a searchable, sortable table of every proposal with status and stale flags

Proposal Tracker, in practice

The Proposals tab listing every proposal with search, sort and status filtering, and the Settings tab for tuning the stale threshold and currency.

A branching funnel, not just a table

One wide band for every proposal sent, narrowing into four tapered chutes below it - Awaiting, Accepted, Declined, No reply - each sized to its share of the total. One glance tells you the shape of your whole proposal pipeline.

Stale flags on what's gone quiet

Any proposal still awaiting a response gets flagged once it's been sitting past your configured threshold - so nothing awkwardly quiet slips your mind.

Counts and values, no analytics

The stat strip and funnel show raw counts and value totals for each status - awaiting value, accepted value - and deliberately never calculate a win rate or conversion percentage anywhere.

Your own stale threshold

Set how many days an awaiting proposal can sit before it's flagged stale - tune it to how quickly your own clients typically respond.

Search, sort and filter the full list

Every proposal's on the Proposals tab, searchable by client, title or notes, sortable on any column, and filterable by status - for when you need the full list, not just the funnel view.

Six currencies

GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CAD and NZD symbols - proposal tracking doesn't vary by country, so you just pick the symbol that matches your own pricing.

Light/dark theme, and sample data

A light/dark toggle that remembers your choice, and "Load sample data" fills in a realistic set of proposals across every status so you can see the funnel working before entering your own.

CSV export

Export the full proposal list to CSV any time - for a backup, a spreadsheet pivot, or handing a snapshot to someone else on the team.

Genuinely thin, on purpose

No document authoring, no competitive-bid pipeline, no win/loss analytics - just the one job that matters for a single sent proposal: knowing whether it's still open, landed, or gone quiet.

Works entirely offline

Everything lives in local storage on your device - no account setup beyond your shared Metre2 sign-in, no server, no internet connection required to use it day to day.

How it compares to a spreadsheet or a full CRM

Most solo consultants and small service businesses either track sent proposals in a spreadsheet they forget to check, or pay for a full CRM they don't need just to remember which proposals are still open. Here's how a dedicated, focused tracker compares.

Feature Proposal Tracker A spreadsheet Full CRM
Pricing model £0.79 one-off after trial Free (if you already have Excel/Sheets) Per-user monthly subscription
Works fully offline ✓ ✓ (local files) ✕ (cloud-hosted)
Outcome funnel visual, not just a filtered list ✓ ✕ (build a chart yourself) ✓ (usually)
Stale-proposal flagging ✓ ✕ (build a formula yourself) ✓ (usually)
Set-up time Minutes Minutes, but easy to forget to check Days (pipelines, fields, permissions)
No account required to set up ✓ ✓ ✕

General comparison as of September 2026 - features and pricing vary by spreadsheet tool and by CRM vendor. Not sponsored by or affiliated with any spreadsheet or CRM vendor.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install anything to use Proposal Tracker?

It's a Windows desktop app, available now on the Microsoft Store.

How is this different from Tender & Bid Management or Quote Follow-Up Reminder?

Tender & Bid Management is a full competitive-bid pipeline with document authoring, for construction tenders. Quote Follow-Up Reminder chases quotes already sent with an urgency queue. Proposal Tracker is deliberately thinner than both - just a single-proposal tracker for service businesses and consultants who aren't bidding competitively: log a proposal, then mark it accepted, declined, or no-reply.

What is the outcome funnel?

The Dashboard's headline visual - one band for every proposal sent, branching into four tapered chutes below it (Awaiting, Accepted, Declined, No reply), each sized to its share of the total. It shows raw counts and value totals only.

Does it calculate a win rate or conversion rate?

No, deliberately not. Proposal Tracker is scoped as a thin tracking tool, not a win/loss analytics product - it shows counts and value totals for each status, with no percentage or ratio calculated anywhere.

What does "stale" mean on a proposal?

Any proposal still Awaiting a response gets flagged stale once it's been sitting for longer than your configured threshold (10 days by default, adjustable in Settings). Accepted, Declined and No-reply proposals are never flagged, since staleness is only about ones that still need chasing.

Does it send emails or follow-ups on its own?

No - it's a tracking tool, not a sender. It surfaces which proposals are awaiting a response or sitting stale; you make contact yourself and then update the status here.

Where does my data go?

Everything is saved locally between sessions rather than uploaded anywhere - the app has no server dependency and runs fully offline. It doesn't sync across multiple devices yet.

Ready to try Proposal Tracker?